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The 1975 musical satire is a curious amalgam of madcap comedy and Brit realism as the band ride the giddy highs and brutal lows of the 70s music industry

Here is Slade’s movie musical satire from 1975, a film with all the pungent historical presence of a pub ashtray, about an imaginary band called Flame which looked and sounded a lot like Slade, fronted by Stoker, played by Noddy Holder. It came out a year after the film’s soundtrack album was released, and now gets a rerelease for its 50-year anniversary. Slade in Flame – which is to say, Flame, starring Slade – is regarded by fans and non-fans alike with enormous affection and regard, and it certainly has a weird, goofy energy: the audio mix sometimes surreally privileging ambient sounds such as doors closing and glasses chinking, with the dialogue way in the background.

It’s about an innocent working-class Midlands...

Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fable

Simon Perry’s elusive, lugubrious, faintly bizarre psychodrama from 1977, based on a novel of the same name by author and travel writer Nicholas Wollaston is now re-released; it is a dreamily directionless movie which resists, or almost resists, categorisation. It seems as if it is going to be a thriller or supernatural mystery, and you can wait almost until the final credits for some final narrative flourish or definitive plot shock that would prove what it’s all been about. And in fact there is a revelation, but it is presented so coolly that you will be expecting something else to come afterwards. An unsympathetic producer might well want to cut this film by two-thirds and present it as an episode of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, but...

Jean Marsh, the sleek British actress who co-created Upstairs, Downstairs and won an Emmy for her performance as the prim and proper parlormaid Rose Buck on the acclaimed ITV drama, has died. She was 90.

Marsh died Sunday at her home in London from complications of dementia, filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg told The New York Times.

Doctor Who historians know Marsh for her portrayal of Sara Kingdom, who ably assists William Hartnell’s Doctor in his fight against the mutant Daleks, on the third season of the BBC sci-fi series in 1965-66.

A year earlier, she had played King Edward’s French princess sister, Joanna, on the show’s “The Crusade” serial, then returned as the ruthless enchantress Morgaine for 1989’s “Battlefield” storyline.

On American TV shows, the London native starred as an android brought to an asteroid to keep a prisoner (Jack Warden) company on 1959’s “The Lonely,” the seventh episode of CBS’ The Twilight Zone,...

Of all the films in Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy "The Dark Knight Rises" isn't the most fondly remembered. Sure, it made $1 billion at the global box office and was arguably the most ambitious superhero movie ever made in terms of its scale. But Nolan was always going to struggle to follow the zenith that was 2008's "The Dark Knight," and in many fans' estimations, struggle is exactly what he did.

Much has been written about the issues with "Rises" so we'll spare you yet another critique. In fact, we'll go one better and say there's a lot to like about the film, Marion Cotillard's controversial death scene notwithstanding. Aside from Nolan's always impressive in-camera action set-pieces, the film also featured some great performances, with Tom Hardy's Bane becoming almost as big a cultural phenomenon as Heath Ledger's Joker from the previous installment. Sure, most of...

Among the most recognizable performers in the American entertainment industry, few actors have had a more eclectic career than Sam Elliott. The respected figure has appeared in multiple films and television shows, allowing a wide range of audiences to enjoy his talents. In particular, Elliott's prolific work in the Western genre features some of his best material.

As one of the most stylized genres in fiction, Westerns can evoke several themes in storytelling, construct great action and create several dynamic characters. Thanks to various roles across film and TV, Sam Elliott has a career that encompasses some of the best acting performances of his era.

The Sacketts Details a Journey Amongst Brothers Role: Tell Sackett

Adapting two novels by author Louis L’Amour, the 1979 NBC two-part Western miniseries The Sacketts recounts a tale of three brothers who leave Tennessee and start a new life together in Santa Fe. With an emphasis on classic Western action,...

Ridley Scott claims that his debut 1977 movie would have won one of the biggest film prizes had it not been for $50K bribery. The English director is perhaps best known for his iconic sci-fi films, Alien and Blade Runner, which were only the second and third films of his career. A few years earlier, he made his feature directorial debut in 1977 with a lesser-known historical drama, his first in the genre before directing many more in Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Duel, and Napoleon.

Scott's later historical epic Gladiator did win arguably the biggest prize in film, the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 2001, while his 2016 sci-fi film The Martian was also nominated for the honor. Additionally, Scott has received an Oscar nomination for Best Director three times for Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. The director has also competed for another one of the biggest prizes in film several times,...

While Oppenheimer was bursting at the seams with incredible performances, Robert Downey Jr. was a particular standout. Widely considered one of 2023's best films, Oppenheimer chronicles the life and times of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), particularly as he was developing the world's first atomic bomb. A smashing success, Oppenheimer made nearly $1 billion at the worldwide box office and took home a plethora of Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor for Downey. Oppenheimer is also notable for netting acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan his first Academy Award, as he won for Best Director.

Robert Downey Jr. has been a prolific actor for decades, who publicly struggled with addiction only to achieve one of the best comebacks in Hollywood history when he was cast as Tony Stark in Iron Man, the first-ever MCU movie, which was released in 2008. Downey played Iron Man for over a decade, and...

Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are synonyms of the Hollywood industry. One of the biggest directors of the 21st century and the Oscar-winning Irish star of modern cinema has an iconic partnership that goes beyond working together professionally. Nolan and Murphy have worked on some of the biggest projects such as Inception, Oppenheimer, Batman Begins, Dunkirk, and The Dark Knight Rises. While Murphy’s unbelievable acting performances in Nolan’s movies have been universally acclaimed, the Peaky Blinders star isn’t the one who has most appeared in Nolan movies.

Christopher Nolan directing Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer

Interestingly, it is Sir Michael Caine who has collaborated the most with Nolan and has appeared in eight of his films.

Michael Caine Has Worked the Most With Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is a both critical and commercially acclaimed director who has worked with some of the biggest actors in the industry. From Ken Watanabe,...

Christopher Nolan has been attracting the eyes of critics throughout his entire career. Although it was working with a minuscule budget of $6,000 and only played in a few theaters in the United States, his 1998 debut feature "Following" was praised for its tight storytelling and terse psychological underpinnings. Nolan then rose to international fame with his 2000 film "Memento," a neo-noir about a man unable to form new memories. Its backward-chronological-order plot was cleverly conceived and impeccably laid out, somehow coming to a traditional narrative climax even while running in reverse.

From there it was off to the races, so to speak. Nolan became a power player in Hollywood, directing gigantic movie stars like Al Pacino and Robin Williams in a remake of "Insomnia" and making a gigantic, zeitgeist-shifting hit with 2005's "Batman Begins." Nolan's three Batman movies are still spoken of with enthusiasm to this day. Their success also allowed him...

Al Pacino wishes he had won an Oscar for Scarface. Directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone as a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, and in turn based on the 1930 novel by Armitage Trail, the 1983 crime drama follows Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who arrives in Miami without money during the Mariel boatlift and rises to become a notorious drug kingpin. Al Pacino leads Scarface's cast as Tony Montana alongside Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Mriam Coln, and F. Murray Abraham.

During a recent interview with BBC Today (via Deadline) promoting his new book Sonny Boy, Al Pacino named Scarface as the movie he wishes he'd won an Oscar for. The actor expressed that he would have been happy just to have been nominated for his role in that film. Read his full comment below:

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“This really is my first everything,” admits Arthur Conti. “Everything is so new to me.”

The young British actor isn’t exaggerating. When we meet at Soho House in London, he’s sporting the sort of wide-eyed expression of someone trying to come to terms with a couple of life-changing weeks that might be difficult to put into words.

For starters, Conti recently got back from the Venice Film Festival opening night world premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” alongside director Tim Burton and fellow castmembers Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe.

“And also Sigourney Weaver’s there, and Isabelle Huppert and Taylor Russell and all these people watching me on a very big screen… and then there’s all this clapping … it’s hard to believe,” he says.

The disbelief is understandable. Because not only did Venice mark Conti’s “first ever film festival,...

Comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti makes her directorial debut with Sunlight, it will premiere in Edinburgh in August.

Nina Conti comes from a showbiz family, her father being noted actor Tom Conti. Nina trained with theatre director Ken Campbell, which is explored in the documentary Her Master’s Voice. Conti is best known for her ventriloquism, performing with a variety of characters, the best known of which is the sardonic Monkey.

Conti has now made her feature directorial debut with Sunlight.

The plot “follows two people on the edge of life who find purpose and romance through an unlikely connection, escaping the darkness in search of some sunlight. Disappearing into a monkey costume and creating a new persona, Jane strives to break free from a toxic relationship when she encounters a suicidal radio show host, Roy, who presents a path to freedom. After hitting the open road in Roy’s Airstream,...

J. Robert Oppenheimer died of throat cancer at 62. Oppenheimer died in 1967, four years after the events of Christopher Nolan's 2023 epic biographical movie. The theoretical physicist's legacy has shifted after his death, sparking debate on his character.

Oppenheimer depicts the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who aided in the development of the first nuclear weapons during World War II, but the movie doesn't explain when and how he died. The epic biographical thriller drama, directed and written by Christopher Nolan, follows Oppenheimer's life from his studies at the University of Cambridge in the mid-1920s to President Lyndon B. Johnson awarding him the Enrico Fermi Award, a lifetime achievement scientific medal, in 1963. Ultimately, Oppenheimer's timeline isn't linear as it jumps back and forth between different periods but still never shows Oppenheimer's death.

Oppenheimer won seven Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan,...

Maleah Joi Moon has become the 101st performer to win a Tony Award for their first outing on a Broadway stage for her performance in the musical “Hell’s Kitchen.”

She won Best Actress in a Musical at the 77th Tony Awards for portraying Ali, a 17-year-old girl searching for her place in the world while living in the titular New York City neighborhood and also being restrained by her overbearing mother. She is the 10th person to win the category for her Broadway debut. She joins:

Elizabeth Seal, “Irma La Douce” (1961)

Anna Maria Alberghetti, “Carnival” (1962)

Liza Minnelli, “Flora the Red Menace” (1965)

Leslie Uggams, “Hallelujah, Baby” (1968)

Alexis Smith, “Follies” (1972)

Natalia Makarova, “On Your Toes” (1983)

Lea Salonga, “Miss Saigon” (1991)

Catherine Zeta-Jones, “A Little Night Music” (2010)

Cynthia Erivo, “The Color Purple” (2016)

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Other performers who pulled off this accomplishment in recent years include...

Renowned for his visionary filmmaking, Christopher Nolan has established a strong working relationship with a select group of actors, including Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, and Michael Caine, who has starred in every Nolan film since Batman Begins, including The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, The Prestige, Interstellar, and Tanet, along with an uncredited cameo in Dunkirk.

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Christopher Nolan on the set of The Dark Knight | Credit: IMDb

His seamless presence in these movies has been so remarkable that when Caine declined to star in Oppenheimer, the filmmaker turned to an ensemble of Hollywood heavyweights to fill the void left by his most frequent collaborator.

Michael Caine Declined Christopher Nolan’s Offer to Star in Oppenheimer

Michael Caine has been the most frequent collaborator of Christopher Nolan, having worked together on seven films since their first movie together Batman Begins. However, their long-standing partnership was interrupted by the 2023 Oscar-winning film,...

Michael Caine has appeared in a wide variety of movies over the course of several decades spent as a working actor. He's also been collecting many of his films on physical media, as the acclaimed performer as revealed.

On X, Caine shared an image featuring two stacks of DVD and Blu-ray cases. He did not include a caption, but what all of the titles shown have in common is that they feature Caine in a role. Fans will be able to spot many fan favorite films from the actor in both stacks, and while there are many titles listed, that's not even all of them, as there are other Caine movies not included. The post can be seen below.

pic.twitter.com/HKDUsbA51a Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) April 30, 2024

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Finally, the end is in sight. The 96th Academy Awards are just around the corner on March 10 after six months of film festivals, critics’ honors and major awards. So, it’s the perfect time of offer up some fun Oscar facts and tidbits of awards long past as well as the present.

It’s hard to escape all the news reports and late-night pundits discussing the fact that the nominees for President this year are elderly. Joe Biden is 82; Donald Trump is 77 but will be 78 by the time of the election. Let’s face it, Washington, D.C. has become “No District for Old Men.”

But do you know which best director Oscar nominee is in his 80s? Martin Scorsese. He’s 81 and still on the top of his game earning his 10th nomination for best director for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” But instead of being a punchline on late night TV,...

Oppenheimer showcases Einstein's impact, while Einstein and the Bomb delves into his moral complexities. Einstein served as a crucial moral compass for Oppenheimer, his letter to President Roosevelt a pivotal moment in history. Einstein and the Bomb reveals how Einstein's theories led to atomic weapon development, grappling with consequences.

Within the three-hour runtime of director Christopher Nolan’s award-winning 2023 biographical epic called Oppenheimer, the audience not only learns all about the intricate makeup of the man who was deemed the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, but also the psychological torment that comes with building such a disastrous power and all those that entered his social circle during this exhilarating but devastating time.

With the iconic yet infamous physicist being brought to life in the film by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, in one of his best performances, other real-life names are portrayed like the main character’s wife Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer,...

The film Oppenheimer portrays a fictionalized connection between Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein that is not true to the facts. In reality, Einstein did not like Oppenheimer's personality and was a committed pacifist who came to regret his role in the creation of the Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and Einstein had differing scientific beliefs, and Oppenheimer would not have asked Einstein for a second opinion on nuclear fission.

Oppenheimer focuses largely on the titular scientist and his relationships, but the film's portrayal of his connection to Albert Einstein isn't true to the facts, as Einstein did not like Oppenheimer in real life. In the movie, the bond between Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and Albert Einstein (Tom Conti) serves as the impetus for Oppenheimer's eventual fall from public grace as well as underlines one of the film's overarching themes. However, the two had a much different relationship in real life and would...

Aidan McArdle plays Albert Einstein in the Netflix documentary "Einstein and the Bomb," embodying the role based on real-life quotes and writings. Following the release of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," interest in Einstein's involvement with the atomic bomb has risen. "Einstein and the Bomb" is not the first time Aidan McArdle has portrayed Albert Einstein on screen, having previously played him in other docudramas and television programs.

Netflix has released a new documentary — Einstein and the Bomb — which features reenactments of various moments in Albert Einstein's life, and one Irish actor plays the German-born theoretical physicist in the movie. The 2024 docudrama chronicles Einstein's life and career, following his move from Nazi Germany to the United States in the 1930s to the extent of his involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb. The one hour and 16 minutes film includes archival footage from World War II and dramatization involving hired actors...

Christopher Nolan and Michael Caine are a duo who have frequently collaborated together for several years in Hollywood. From The Dark Knight trilogy to Interstellar, Caine was an integral part of Nolan’s films until Oppenheimer.

Since the duo had worked together for several years, Michael Caine joked that he would not like to work in Oppenheimer and would like to sit this one out. In response, Christopher Nolan stated that he needed 7 different actors as replacements for Michael Caine’s absence in Oppenheimer!

Christopher Nolan with Christian Bale and Michael Caine on The Dark Knight set

Christopher Nolan Couldn’t Bear The Absence of Michael Caine!

Caine is indeed a veteran actor who looks as if he is specially made for roles in Christopher Nolan’s movies. From portraying the roles of Alfred Pennyworth to Professor Brand, Caine is a longtime friend and a frequent collaborator of Nolan.

Christopher...

What, exactly, was Albert Einstein’s involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb — and how did the world’s most famous physicist grapple with the morality of that work? The existential threat posed by nuclear weapons has resurfaced in popular culture in large part due to Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer, in which Einstein (played by Tom Conti) is depicted advising J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who played a pivotal role in the development of atomic weapons.

In reality Oppenheimer and Einstein likely only met a few times — their relationship has been described as “cordial and complicated” — and, ultimately, Einstein’s contributions to Oppenheimer’s work were theoretical and indirect. However, the foundation of Einstein’s work undeniably influenced all scientists’ understanding of physics moving forward, and those foundations are explored in Einstein and the Bomb, a new docudrama from director Anthony Philipson. In addition to offering context to...

“Oppenheimer” was notably marketed in the press as the sixth collaboration between director Christopher Nolan and star Cillian Murphy, who was finally getting his chance to lead a Nolan movie after five supporting turns in films such as “Batman Begins” and “Dunkirk.” Nolan has another longtime collaborator in Michael Caine, who got a special shoutout when the filmmaker accepted the BFI Fellowship this week at the British Film Institute chairman’s dinner (via The Independent).

Nolan, who many awards pundits agree is the BAFTA and Oscar frontrunner for best director and best picture thanks to “Oppenheimer,” remembered Caine joking to him about not being able to star in the atomic bomb epic.

”Okay, enough is enough,” Caine told his frequent collaborator.

“I had to go off on my own,” Nolan said about his reaction to Caine sitting “Oppenheimer” out. “So, okay, I haven’t got Michael Caine, I’d better get Matt Damon,...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was the surprise warm-up act at a prestigious film industry event in London on Wednesday night that saw Oppenheimer director — and BAFTA and Oscar front runner — Christopher Nolan receive the British Film Institute Fellowship Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

The premier hailed Nolan — whose credits also include the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Dunkirk — as “undoubtedly one of our preeminent filmmakers.”

However, before doing so, he delivered quips with an aplomb that had guests seated in the ballroom of London’s Rosewood Hotel in stitches.

“Politics is showbusiness for ugly people,” Sunak declared. The room liked that one, even though the line’s a golden oldie.

“So, I was pleasantly surprised,” he continued, “when I was recently mistaken for Timothée Chalamet.”

Then with a well-timed pause, he added, “At least, I think that’s why they were shouting ‘Wonka’ at me.”

The room...

Oppenheimer to stream online soon (Photo Credit – IMDb)

It has been seven months since Oppenheimer was released in theatres. The biographical drama film received rave reviews from the audience and critics alike. It is cited as one of the best films by filmmaker Christopher Nolan. In terms of numbers, the Nolan directorial also made a considerable collection worldwide.

Many people couldn’t get enough of the spectacle that Oppenheimer was. Many saw it multiple times in theatres. Some have been waiting for the movie to drop on some streaming site to witness the riveting storytelling, impeccable performances and the hard-hitting truth bombs and dialogues in the film. Well, the good news is that the Nolan directorial will soon be released on a streaming platform for the US audience. We have listed the same, along with other crucial details about the 2023 film.

Oppenheimer Cast and Crew

The film is a biographical...

Robert M. Young, the adventurous director who called the shots for Edward James Olmos in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Farrah Fawcett in Extremities and Tom Hulce and Ray Liotta in Dominick and Eugene, died Feb. 6, his son Andrew announced. He was 99.

After getting his start in educational and documentary films, Young also directed the 1969 Peabody-winning CBS telefilm J.T., written by Jane Wagner. Revolving around a Harlem youngster (Kevin Hooks) and an alley cat, it bowed on a Saturday afternoon and was repeated in primetime as the network preempted its most popular show, Gunsmoke.

Young also served as cinematographer, producer and co-writer with director Michael Roemer on the critically acclaimed drama Nothing But a Man (1964), featuring Ivan Dixon and jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln as a struggling young Black couple in Alabama.

Young made his feature directorial debut with Short Eyes (1977), which starred Bruce Davison, José Pérez and several real-life prisoners...

This article contains Oppenheimer spoilers.

It can be said that Christopher Nolan has always known how to end a movie. From Leonard Shelby concluding his journey where it began and asking “now where was I?” in Memento to the topper that wouldn’t stop spinning in Inception, this is a filmmaker who looks for the most potent image that will burrow its way into audiences’ heads.

Yet the final scene of his most ambitious film to date is something more impressive, if altogether disquieting. Oppenheimer definitely implants a grim idea in the viewer’s mind, but it does so by giving the uncanny impression that we are seeing it through J. Robert Oppenheimer’s eyes first. Standing by the duck pond that Albert Einstein (Tom Conti) has been consigned to by posterity, and where Oppie will be joining him in exile sooner than he realizes, the man credited with fathering...

The blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” from director Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy as atomic bomb physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer will launch on streaming exclusively over Peacock on February 16.

The film, which hauled in a remarkable $952 million at the box office globally, last Sunday took home five Golden Globe Awards, including for Best Film Drama, Best Director (Nolan), Best Male Film Drama Actor (Murphy), Best Male Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Best Original Score. The movie is also a frontrunner to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and Nolan is a heavy favorite to take the Oscar director prize. The film also features Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Tom Conti and Kenneth Branagh.

SEEOscars scorecard: ‘Oppenheimer’ still leads, ‘Killers of Flower Moon’ and ‘Poor Things’ right behind

In addition to “Oppenheimer,” Peacock will have six other Nolan-directed movies available to stream beginning February 1: “Batman Begins,...

Christopher Nolan's wildly successful summer blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer is a three-hour epic with a colossal cast. The film's pivotal players include key folks responsible for the development of the atomic bomb. Alongside Cillian Murphy in the titular role, we have Robert Downey Jr. playing Lewis Strauss, Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, and Tom Conti as Albert Einstein, and that's not even a fraction of the whole cast!

Picture: Einstein and the Bomb – Netflix / BBC Studios

A new historical docu-drama, centered around Albert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb is coming to Netflix in February 2024. We’ve got everything you need to know about Einstein and the Bomb, including the plot, cast, trailer, and the Netflix release date.

Einstein and the Bomb is an upcoming Netflix Original historical docu-drama directed by All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur and Our Girl director Anthony Philipson. BBC Studios is producing the film, which will use archived footage and dramatizations of Albert Einstein’s life and his scientific work’s impact on the world. James Van Der Pool and Andrew Cohen are the film’s executive producers.

It was first announced at the Edinburgh TV festival back in August 2023, alongside two other documentaries from Netflix UK.

Thanks to the overwhelming success of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the docudrama will be in demand thanks...

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In Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," Albert Einstein (Tom Conti) only briefly appears. The famous scientist shares a few scenes with Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) himself, but these interactions are pivotal to the Manhattan Project, and the haunting realization about the world's future towards the end. There seems to be a misunderstanding regarding the involvement of the real Einstein in the creation of the atomic bomb — while the scientist's popular E = mc^2 equation does explain the theoretical nitty-gritty of the massive energy released by an atomic bomb, it does not provide any instructions for actually building one. Einstein was, in fact, denied security clearance to be involved with the Manhattan Project, and did not have a close relationship with Oppenheimer until the last decade of his life.

Nolan took some creative liberties to drive the film's dramatic nexus toward interesting directions, and...

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer quickly became one of the year's biggest movies, being revered by critics and taking over the box office. As the director's first foray into biopic territory, the three-hour epic features a cast stacked with A-list performers playing real-life figures. Cillian Murphy leads the film, playing the titular physicist and Father of the Atomic Bomb, Emily Blunt as his wife Kitty Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Lieutenant General Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, and Tom Conti as Albert Einstein. Among the impressive ensemble is also Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, a psychiatrist, Communist Party member, and close friend of J. Robert Oppenheimer. An accomplished woman who struggled with personal demons and ultimately met an unfortunate fate, she remains a pivotal figure in Oppenheimer's legacy as one of history's most consequential figures. And who better to walk in the shoes of such a character than one...

Last awards season, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won almost everything at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Its four victories were for actress Michelle Yeoh, supporting actress Jamie Lee Curtis, supporting actor Ke Huy Quan and best ensemble cast. While the scope of the sweep surprised many, the film’s triumph in the top category was widely expected.

This year, it doesn’t appear likely that any film will match the unprecedented SAG Awards feat achieved by “Everything.” However, I do think that current Gold Derby frontrunner “Oppenheimer” will maintain its lead, and ultimately will win the guild’s prestigious best ensemble prize. Here are five reasons why.

1. It boasts a cast filled with heavyweights.

In addition to the title role portrayed by Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” features a roster of highly respected industry talent. That includes previous SAG Award champions Robert Downey Jr. (TV’s “Ally McBeal”), Emily Blunt...

Welcome to Oscar Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Oscar race — via Slack, of course. This week, we discuss Best Supporting Actor, where four spots feel secure.

Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! It’s Friday, and we’re Kenough? One week after typing about the truly unhinged race for Best Supporting Actress, we’re back to put some words on the page about Best Supporting Actor. Fortunately, this category feels a little more firmed up — with four actors heavily predicted by experts, pundits, and regular folks. It starts with Robert Downey Jr. for “Oppenheimer,” the favorite here, and with good reason. He’s a huge star whom everyone loves and he’s in the biggest movie that’s the Best Picture frontrunner and his performance is amazing. That doesn’t mean Downey will win, but as we talked...

To celebrate the release of Mark Cousins’ new documentary The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, a portrait of the Oscar-winning producer responsible for bringing to life films by David Cronenberg, Jonathan Glazer, Jim Jarmusch, Bernardo Bertolucci, Nagisa Ôshima, Jerzy Skolimowski, and many more, NYC’s Quad Cinema is fittingly paying tribute to his career with a fantastic retrospective.

“Jeremy Thomas Presents” kicks off today and runs through September 28 at Quad Cinema, with The Storms of Jeremy Thomas opening this Friday, September 22. As the retrospective commences, we’re pleased to exclusively share the trailer along with comments directly from Thomas looking back at the making of these iconic films.

Sexy Beast

I was sent a script with a Jonathan Glazer attached, called “Sexy Beast”. It was on a Friday night, and I read it over the weekend. The screenplay was brilliant, and on the Monday I bought it before anyone else could.

It is 2023, and streaming services are constantly in our faces and on our TVs and devices. Whether it be Max (or The Artist Formerly Known As HBO Max), Apple TV+, Disney+, Paramount+, or old stalwarts like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video, it seems like we have unlimited options for content.

But even with genre-specific services like Shudder and Screambox, free-services full of movies like Tubi, or deep cut catalogs like The Criterion Channel or Arrow Player, there are still many movies which are not currently available on any service, so we have to call physical media in for the rescue.

Here are 5 excellent horror movies that are not available to stream, rent, or buy on any digital service, but do have excellent physical media Blu-ray and 4K Uhd releases.

Martin (1977)

Zombies. That is probably what comes to mind first when you think of George Romero. What many people don’t...

While Jim Henson’s Labyrinth probably features what has come to be known as David Bowie’s most iconic role, fans of the film might be disappointed to know that it was far from the legend’s greatest appearance on the big screen with 1983’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence featuring his best performance in a starring role. Ironically for a film that doesn’t feature any of its characters playing instruments or singing songs, the film starred another megastar musician in the form of Ryuichi Sakamoto, a pioneer in the Japanese electronic music sphere and composer of several timeless classics, including The Last Emperor and The Revenant. Beyond that, it also marks the acting debut of auteur filmmaker Takeshi Kitano and features another starring performance from Tom Conti, the man who played Einstein in Oppenheimer. It’s fair to say that the cast is stacked on this one, but with the film turning 40 this year,...

BBC Studios is producing ‘Einstein and The Bomb’.

Netflix has commissioned Einstein And The Bomb, a feature documentary exploring Albert Einstein’s relationship with Hitler, Germany and the atom bomb.

The film will be directed by UK director Anthony Philipson in his feature debut; he has previously directed for series including Our Girl and All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur. BBC Studios is producing Einstein and The Bomb, with executive producers James Van Der Pool and Andrew Cohen.

Combining archive and dramatisations, the film will explore key points in the German-born physicist’s life, and how his work changed the course of history.

Oppenheimer, a new film by Christopher Nolan, examines J. Robert Oppenheimer's pivotal role in the creation of the atomic bomb and his friendship with Albert Einstein. The film explores the moral and ethical issues surrounding scientific development and the profound repercussions of Oppenheimer's scientific achievements on both personal and global levels. Oppenheimer's internal struggle and the vengeful rift with Lewis Strauss are central themes in the movie, highlighting the personal and political consequences of Oppenheimer's involvement in the atomic bomb project.

J. Robert Oppenheimer's pivotal involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb has captivated the globe for decades. However, the viewpoint on this complex subject extends beyond historical sources and films. Oppenheimer, a new film by Christopher Nolan, takes a fresh look at this story. It not only reveals Oppenheimer and Einstein's intimate friendship but also knits their lives together, diving into the profound repercussions of their scientific achievements.

Albert Einstein was never directly involved in the creation of the atomic bomb due to his German ties and political stances, but his influence on its existence is undeniable. Einstein expressed his opposition to the atomic bomb and its devastating consequences, as he realized that its creation would continue to spread and intensify. While Einstein did not take responsibility for the Manhattan Project's atomic bombs, his warning to President Roosevelt about Germany's efforts in weaponizing atomic energy played a crucial role in the project's birth.

While Albert Einstein is not a prominent part of the film Oppenheimer (nor did he work Manhattan Project), he is connected to the weapons inception, and there are a few documented instances of his viewpoints regarding the atomic bombs. Christopher Nolan's ambitious movie, Oppenheimer, vividly recounts the historical narrative of the atomic bomb's development and the subsequent events following its deployment. Within the film,...

So we watched Oppenheimer on IMAX Laser. After writing a vast amount of articles dealing with the cinematography aspects of the film, we didn’t imagine how great the sound is. Indeed, the sound is brilliant and layered by the outstanding score composed by Ludwig Göransson. That was combined extremely well with the IMAX closeups.

The Lenses Behind Oppenheimer: Modified Panavision and an IMAX Snorkel Lens First drama shot on IMAX

Oppenheimer is not an action movie, but an epic thriller. It’s the first drama shot on IMAX film cameras. As we wrote before, Director of Photography Hoyte van Hoytema has implemented very simple and accurate cinematography techniques, focusing on character’s faces, and maneuvering between color and B&w sequences. As mentioned before, Kodak developed the first B&W IMAX film stock for the movie. There’s a solid emphasis on the certain part of the faces,...

The following contains spoilers for Oppenheimer​​​​​​, now playing in theaters.

There are no small parts, certainly not in three-hour Christopher Nolan movies. The celebrated director has a well-earned reputation as an actor's dream, particularly with prestige projects like Oppenheimer, where awards are a non-zero possibility. That explains the presence of a number of A-list actors in small supporting roles. It also gives Nolan and his casting directors plenty of options to choose from.

It's no mistake, then, that Nolan chooses to anchor Oppenheimer with Tom Conti, a celebrated Scottish actor best known for his stage performances. He plays Albert Einstein in the film and occupies just a few short scenes amid a colossal runtime. But his final, chilling exchange with Robert Oppenheimer is the last thing audiences see before the credits roll, and the actor nails the moment to the wall. If he looks familiar to Batman fans, he should:...

Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa Photo: Topical Press Agency One of the most famous tongues in history is getting a second look. Albert Einstein, the man responsible for the theory of relativity (which determined that a Princeton eight is a Los Alamos 11) somehow leaves Christopher Nolan’s pitch-black Oppenheimer...

Albert Einstein and his wife ElsaPhoto: Topical Press Agency (Getty Images)

One of the most famous tongues in history is getting a second look. Albert Einstein, the man responsible for the theory of relativity (which determined that a Princeton eight is a Los Alamos 11) somehow leaves Christopher Nolan’s pitch-black...

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer surpassed expectations with its evocative story, staggering visuals, and stellar performances during this much-anticipated Barbenheimer weekend. Led by Cillian Murphy as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Father of the Atom Bomb, and supported by Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and Matt Damon among a hugely talented ensemble cast, Oppenheimer is easily the best of Nolan's oeuvre.

The biopic-war-drama spans a lengthy three hours, but the skillful representation of Oppenheimer's life, his ethical dilemmas and the complexity of the subject matter keep audiences spellbound for every minute. Every scene holds immense symbolism and is enriched by the compelling acting of every star in the movie. Even the most minor parts are played to perfection in Oppenheimer, proving how accomplished Nolan is at drawing the best of talent and using them effectively.

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“Oppenheimer” is one of Christopher Nolan‘s best movies according to both critics and audiences. While the film’s script, technical achievements, and directing are all being praised, however, it’s the cast that makes the film pop. Simply put, it is one of the most stacked casts in cinema history outside of, say, “Avengers: Endgame.”

Cillian Murphy leads the line in the titular role of Robert J. Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, while “Endgame” actor himself, Robert Downey Jr., portrays political player Lewis Strauss and Emily Blunt is Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty. Matt Damon, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Conti, Florence Pugh, and Alden Ehrenreich also appear. As such, our odds charts are currently predicting that “Oppenheimer” will land not one acting bid, not two acting bids, but three nominations for its cast. Here’s the rundown.

Best Actor — Cillian Murphy

This is the obvious one and for good reason.

Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. Courtesy of Universal

“Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds” is the famous quote from the Bhagavad Gita that physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer spoke upon witnessing the first denotation of a nuclear device, as the world entered the new era of nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s epic drama about Oppenheimer, his work on the Manhattan Project, and his treatment after the war. The biographical drama starts like a historical thriller and ends like a profound warning to the world, all set against the sweep of history that changed the world.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Nolan’s epic film in fact opens with a reminder of that myth of the man who stole...

This article contains spoilers for "Oppenheimer."

Part of what makes "Oppenheimer" such a rewarding experience is the chance to see Robert Downey Jr. act again. His 13-year run as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ultimately subsumed his career during the 2010s — and his first post-Marvel project was the ill-advised "Dolittle." With this career trajectory, it's easy to forget Downey isn't just a charismatic movie star: he's a really skilled actor, one who hasn't gotten to stretch his muscles in over a decade. "Oppenheimer," his first and hopefully not last movie with Christopher Nolan, finally grants him that opportunity.

Downey plays Lewis Strauss, the man who destroyed Oppenheimer's reputation. From the beginning there's contempt in their relationship; Oppenheimer mispronouncing Strauss' name is the first of indignities that the latter takes too personally. To reflect how their lives intersected, the film employs two framing devices. One, Oppenheimer's security clearance hearing...

The life of American theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, the most respected leader of the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb during World War II, has been the subject of a number of biographies, but history hasn’t been kind to him. His story still needs to be chronicled. Oppenheimer is an epic biographical drama written and directed by Christopher Nolan.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin, the film chronicles the life of J Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age. ‘Oppenheimer’ gives us a fatalistic view of nuclear weapons, and the trauma that they entail.

During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints Oppenheimer, along with a team of scientists, to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project.

After confronting many dangerous assassins, it seems like John Wick has finally met his match in Oppenheimer. The action saga starring Keanu Reeves returned earlier this year with its forth chapter, which rapidly became one of the favorites among the fans and one of the most acclaimed action movies from the last two decades, which of course was also reflected on its performance at the box office.

In the latest adventure of John Wick, the famous assassin is looking to finally defeat The High Table to earn his freedom, but in order to do so, he'll have to face one more terrible enemy. After John Wick 3: Parabellum failed to meet fans expectations, the forth installment managed to revive the franchise and became a huge smash. According to Box Office Mojo, John Wick Chapter 4 ended its run in theaters grossing more than $187 million dollars, after a record-breaking opening weekend that reached $73.8 million.